In it, I explore how sepoys in the Madras Army navigated the changing military landscape of eighteenth-century south India to launch various forms of collective protest against the Company, highlighting the creative ways they engaged with regional politics and colonial anxieties.

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This was literally me all day today, except for a reference article instead of an introduction...

You know, for someone with an anxiety disorder, this is a strangely comforting way to reframe the everyday...

It's not that I'm just going to be scared today. It's that I'm going to do stuff that scares me! (And also fail to do other stuff that also scares me, but that's for tomorrow's try...)

Thanks! Daniel Tiger has been a good teeth-brushing role model so far. I'll make sure to ask the dentist about anything else, but this makes me worry less. Well, worry less about one thing...

Beautiful and urgent. Thank you.

My friend introduced my baby to this when he was about 1.5. Hilarious to see a little toddler head-banging. www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8cc...

This is a great idea. First thing Monday morning, I'll try to reassign it to the snipping/screenshot tool...much more useful when prepping my lectures!

Ohio House and Senate just passed a bill that among many other things requires a course in "American civic literacy"...not exactly the same as Western Civ, but definitely in the pattern

History prof here. You do outstanding popular history. I listen every week AND I've used the way you talk about the strengths and limits of various scholarly sources as a model for my students.

Just noticed the autocorrect "je cherche un trépas". Gah!

"Il y a un long temp monsieur le colonel que je churches un trips glorieux."

That's my guess. (I've sought a glorious death for a long time, monsieur colonel.)